Galaxy Of Hope

‘So how’s things. I haven’t seen you all week.’ Skylark added exasperated.

It was true. I hadn’t seen her since Sebastian’s party. Between being in the library, classes and defence training with now Dean and a private session of Verr Boyas each morning after jogging with Andrew, there was little time for any social life. We had always just missed each other in our dorm room and had only seen each other’s sleeping forms during the night sometimes. She had also not been there for at least three nights. God knows in which bed she had spent those hours. I needed to press her on that later.

‘Just researching and training. Nothing special really.’ I sipped from the Maverick. Andrew’s eyes flashed my way in warning. He was communicating that I shouldn’t drink it so fast. I smirked at him and downed the entire thing in one go. Oh yeah, I was in a mood today as well. A mood to piss him off. I motioned for another waiter to come over and ordered another one. Oh he was giving me that dark stare again. Vein on his forehead was starting to bop a little. My skin flushed with a current I couldn’t explain. Or it was probably the alcohol hitting my veins.

‘Lux…’ I glanced at Baylor. She had been saying something but I had missed the entire thing.

‘Sorry…’

’Yeah, If you’re done eye fucking Matthew over there, we can get going and dance.’

‘Andrew.’

‘Yeah, whatever.’

Oh she was such a bitch sometimes.

Dancing and twerking on the floor. All four of us having such a good time. The flock of guys hanging on our hips. I had to say no to a bunch of them. Skylark being the only single one in this crowd, had already kissed a few of them.

A guy grabbed my waist and started grinding his dick on my upper ass. I grabbed his arms roughly and slapped them back. ‘Back off!’ I grunted. ‘Come on now baby, let me get a taste of that.’ He got closer, his lips suddenly leaped forward and before I could slap him away he was pummelled to the ground. Andrew hadn’t hesitated. One shot.

The dude was K.O.

Immediately the bouncers went for him. ‘Out, now.’ One of them said. Andrew glared at me. Almost apologetic. ‘Princess, we need to go.’ I sighed. It was fun while it lasted. While the others pouted at my departure, the cool night air did good things to my clarity. Slowly lifting my drunk haze.

We passed a bar and my still drunk ass turned around and pleaded. ‘Please let’s get one more drink before we go. Please.’ I pouted and he flashed his dimple. ‘Okay one more.’

It was a typical old bar, brown and jukebox.

We sat at a boot near the door. His face on the door and mine to the room. He ordered a pint and I ordered a Fae Whiskey. He did not approve. I could tell by the way he ordered me a water as well.

Somebody walked in behind us. ’Princess… come sit by my side.’ It wasn’t an invitation, it was an order.

I did as he asked and slid in next to him. He grabbed me, lifted me up and placed me on the inside of the boot. Arm protectively over my waist and the other on his gun.

Some serious dudes walked in. all over tattoos.

‘Who are they?’

‘Libra’s.’ He stated. As far as I knew from Dosch, his Scorpio’s ran the drugs and were at war with the other cartel: the Libra’s. Vincent’s Orion’s, were in another business but used to be friendly with the Libra’s. The enemy of thy enemy. That recently changed when Elia got killed. Libra’s also making a move on the gun business but Orion’s newfound deal didn’t include Libra.

The first guy noticed Andrew and stopped at the table. ‘Who do we have here, Andrew Ko and a girl.’ He stared at me and licked his lips. Andrew’s entire posture changed. Rigidly he nodded.

‘Who’s the pretty one…?’ He asked and Andrew’s hand on my thigh squeezed painfully. ‘My girlfriend.’ He said and I snapped my neck to Andrew so fast my neck cracked. The hand on my thigh said play along.

’I see…she’s quite the catch Ko. How did you land that.’ He was still very sexually assaulting me though with his eyes. Andrew grabbed my face and kissed me. The motion making my stomach do a low flip. He lingered for a while. Hand staying on my neck. ‘Yeah, I don’t know that myself.’

I had instinctively cuddled closer to him. The guys freaking me out. Andrew arm all around me and covering my stomach with his hand. His thumb rubbing slow circles which did strange things to me.

When they had left we both let out a long sigh. His hand stayed where it was though.

‘How….’

He shook his head. ‘No questions. Not here. Are they still watching?’ I glanced over his shoulder to the bar.

‘Yeah…’

’Kiss me princess.’ He said against my lips. Eyes still hooded but his voice was still on high alert. His thumb crazing the underside of my boob slowly. A pang of lust hit me straight in my lower area and I had to suppress a moan.

‘What.’

‘They didn’t believe us. Kiss me.’ He was now so close to my lips that those last words had lingered over my mouth.

I swallowed and glanced at his lips. He pulled me even closer. My leg now dangling over his. His hand touching my underboob. Everything felt heavy. Felt too tight. Throbbing had started. His pupils dilating further. He started to say something but I went for it. I grabbed his face and devoured him. Letting my tongue delve into his beautiful hot mouth. Slowly running circles along his lips. Pulling his bottom lip between mine. He moaned in my mouth and it was delicious. ’Princess. Fuck yes.’ He moaned my nickname again. Grabbing my neck and started kissing me there. It was as if I had never kissed before. What he was doing to my neck. Oh god. Teeth scraping, biting. His other hand had moved to my boob and was now kneading it. We were in public. This was escalating. I bit his earlobe. He pulled me even closer, so I felt how hard he was against my thigh. ‘Princess…’ he breathed again.

‘Am I convincing enough?’ I moaned in his ear.

‘shit…’ he sighed. ’You are, gods you are. We need to stop.’

I pulled back. Lips flushed. His were as well.

‘Come on… let’s go….’

‘Not so fast…’ the biggest of the Libra’s said. ‘Why don’t you have a drink with us.’